Potato cutter



Feb. 19, 1935. G. HAYNES oTATo GUTTER Filed July 5: 1933 rennradl Fes. 1e, '193s ,Unirse STATE ro'ra'ro ,CUTTER- George Haynes, Cisco, Tex. appunon .my vs, 193s, sensi No. cialesv 1 claim. (ci. 14s-iss) 'lhis invention relates to Slicers and is designed .primarily for use in cutting or slicing potatoes but may, of course, be for slicing or cutting other vegetables. The inventionseeks to provide a very simple and inexpensive device which may be readily secured in position tor use and by which a potato or similar article of food will benrmly held while being subjected to pressure which will forceA it past a gang of knives so that it will be divided into proper portions or sections for cooking. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying n drawing and will be Ahereinafter first muy l1escribed and then particularly defined in the 311-' ing different forms vof gangs of knives.

In carrying out the invention there is provided a standard. 1 which is formed at and near its lower end with lateral lugs 2 and 3 which are adapted to pass respectively below and above the edge of a table which is indicated at 4. The

' lower lug 2 has a threaded opening therethrough in which is mounted a clamping and adjusting screw 5 having wings 6 on its lower end and hav'- ing swiveled upon its upper end a clamping head 7. In setting up the device for use, the lubs 2 and 3 are arranged in engagement with the edge o! a table, as shown in the drawing, with the upper lug 3 resting on the table and the head .7 bearing against the underside of the table. The bolt or screw 5 is then rotated by the application of suitable force to the wings 6 so that the head and the upper lug 3 will rmly clamp the edge of the `table and thereby secure the standard in an upright position. At an intermediate point in the height of the standard there is a lateral arm 8 which will project over the table and is located at a suilicient height to accommodate a pan 9 or other receiving vessel into which the potato slices will drop as they emerge from the cutter. An opening l0 is formed through the arm 8 and an internal shoulder 11 extends around the lower end of the opening to support a frame 12 in which knives 1 3 are secured. The knives extend across the trame with their cutting edges upward and the potato or other article to be sliced is placed upon the knives to rest thereon within the opening lo, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig.- 1. The opening`v is preferably rectangular in outline and the frame 12 is of similar shape so that when it is placed within the opening it will be held against turning movement. As will be observed, the arm 8 is somewhat thicker than the standard l so that the opening 10 is, accordingly, of considerable depth. The walls of said opening thus provide a container or hopper above the knives adapted toA contain one or more potatoes resting on the knives so that vthe potatoes will not roll oi! or mash laterally out ot the opening, incident to the slicing operation. The upper end oi the standard 1 is formed with a notch or slot 14 and an operating lever l5 is mounted within said notch or slot. The lever extends from' the standard over the arm 8 and is provided with a depending integral presser head or follower 16 .having teeth or spurs 17 on its underside which are adapted to pentrate the potato or other article and thereby hold it in proper position to be forced past the knives without turning thereon.

"I'he lever 15 is formed with a handle 18 at its ,free end vand at its opposite end Ais provided with a longitudinal slot 19 through which the pivot pin.20 passes, said pin or bolt being secured in the sides of the standard, as will be readily under,

and the contour of the upper rear edge of the 011-' set end forms a stop shoulder 19' which is disposed beyond the rear end of the slot 19 a'nd extends transversely with respect to the upper edge of the lever. When the lever is rocked upwardly. '30

and'raised to the dotted line position asshow,

the stop shoulder is wedged against the upper v end of the slot 14 in the standard by pressure of the lower longitudinal face of the slot 19 in y the lever exerted4 against the bottom of the pivot pin 20 dueto; the weight of the lever tending to rock the lever downward on the pivot pin. As

a result-the operators hands will be left free, and the lever will be locked in released position out of the way, to permit easy cleansing or removal of the knife frame.

It is thought the manner o! using the device will be understood readily from the foregoing de- Y scription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. The potato is placed upon the knives 13 and pressure is then applied through the lever and the 'presser head 18 to force the potato past the knives and through the. spaces 2. u lever to be rocked about the pivot pin or bolt 2.0 so as to apply-the-desired pressure to the potato and follow it as it is forced past the knives.

In Fig. 1, the cutters are indicated as consisting merely of parallel blades secured at their ends in the sides ofthe trame l2. The knives may be spaced-any` desired distance apart and they' may consist oi' intersecting series, as shownin Figs. 2 and 3, the knives 2l in Fig. 2 being relatively close together so that .a 'potato will be divided suitably for shoe string fries while, in

Having thus described the invention/I claim:V

A slicer including a standard. means ior securing the standard in upright position, an arm carried by the standard having an opening therei Leones-1 m adapted to receive the-micit' be sneed, cufter blades within said opening. the standard 'having a longitudinal slot'near the upper end,

an operating lever mounted at' one end in said slot and extending from the slot over the arm. avv pressure head integral with and depending from the lever adapted to enter said opening above the blades, said end of the lever having a longitudinal slot therein, a pivot pin on the standard pass- .ing through the slot in the standard and the slot in'the lever, the-slotted end of the leverbeing oiset and extending above the longitudinal axis of the lever, and a stop shoulder in rear of the slot in the lever and extending transversely with respect to the upper edge of the lever, said stop shoulder being adapted to be wedged againstl the upper end of the slot in said standard by pressure oi' the lower longitudinal face of the slot in the' lever against the. pivot `pin when the vlever isv rockedupwardly and raised on the pivot pin and .20 t 4lock the lever in released position.

GEORGE HAYNES. 

